You can't trust rubber Duckies! I would make a dipole to use 
instead.  Jim WA6EKS


 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald E.  Milliman" <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:59:52 -0600
Subject: Re: fm antenna test

Butch,

You might want to double check to be sure you were sent the 
correct
antenna.  It sounds like you ended up with a significant mismatch 
and high
SWR.  I suspect if you are not careful, you will damage the final 
circuit in
that little transmitter.

Ron, K8HSY

At 06:54 PM 12/10/2012 -0800, you wrote:
Concerning fm transmitters.  I tried the antenna, and I'm not 
impressed.
It is an el bow b n c with a loaded duck on it.  I got a preggy 
hot rf
burn off of the metal part below the duck.  Also after being on a 
couple
hours, the coil was warm to the touch, so power lost there.  I'm 
going to
figure out how to build some kind of outside antenna.

73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.

Dr.  Ronald E.  Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky 
University

Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
Monthly Monetary Support Program (MMS) Committee